American film producer
For the American rabbi and co-founder of Interns for Peace, see
Bruce M. Cohen .
Bruce Cohen
Cohen in 2015
Born (1961-09-23 ) September 23, 1961 (age 62) Occupation Producer Years active 1985–present Spouse
Gabriel Catone
(
m. 2008)
Children 1
Bruce L. Cohen (born September 23, 1961) is a film, television, and theater producer. He is best known for his production of the
Academy Award nominated films
Milk ,
Silver Linings Playbook , and
American Beauty , for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Picture .
Early life and education
Cohen was born to a
Jewish family and raised in
Falls Church, Virginia .
[1] In 1983, he graduated from
Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies.
[2]
Career
After school, Cohen moved to Los Angeles, where he accepted a clerical job as a
Directors Guild of America trainee on
Steven Spielberg 's
The Color Purple ,
[1] and went on to serve as associate producer and first assistant director on Spielberg's
Hook . In 2000, Cohen won the
Academy Award for Best Picture for producing
American Beauty .
[3] The film, directed by
Sam Mendes , won a total of five Oscars, as well as the
Golden Globe ,
British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), and
Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards.
He later earned additional Best Picture nominations for
Milk and
Silver Linings Playbook . Milk , directed by
Gus Van Sant , was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won Oscars for
Best Actor and
Best Original Screenplay , as well as the PGA's
Stanley Kramer Award .
Silver Linings Playbook , written and directed by
David O. Russell , was nominated for eight Oscars. It was the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four acting categories, with
Jennifer Lawrence going on to win the Oscar for
Best Actress .
Other films Cohen has produced include
Big Fish , directed by
Tim Burton , which was nominated for both Golden Globe and BAFTA Best Picture awards. In 2013, he served as lead producer of the stage musical version of
Big Fish on Broadway, under the direction and choreography of five-time Tony winner
Susan Stroman .
On television, Cohen was executive producer of the ABC series
Pushing Daisies , which won a total of seven
Emmys and was nominated for a Golden Globe as
Best Comedy . He was also executive producer of the CBS special Movies Rock . In 2011, he was nominated for an Emmy in 2011 for producing the
83rd Annual Academy Awards .
Cohen is on the Board of Governors of the
Producer's Guild , having served two terms as vice president of motion pictures, and is on the Executive Committee of the Producers Branch of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . He is president of the board of directors of the
American Foundation for Equal Rights , the group behind the recently successful
Supreme Court case to have California's
Proposition 8 declared unconstitutional.
In 2019, Bruce Cohen joined the Advisory Board for the Harlem Film House, which presents the
Hip Hop Film Festival , an annual event that focuses on filmmakers from the global culture of hip hop and also promotes financial sustainability for independent filmmakers from marginalized or economically disadvantaged communities.
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
Personal life
He is married to Gabriel Catone and they have a daughter.
[8]
Filmography
Cohen was a producer on all films unless otherwise noted:
Film
Second unit director or assistant director
As an actor
Script and continuity department
Thanks
Year
Film
Role
2000
Mothman
The producers wish to thank
2022
To Leslie
Special thanks
Television
Year
Title
Credit
Notes
1996
Centennial Olympic Games: Torch Relay Opening Ceremonies
Television special
Mistrial
Television film
2005
Hate
Executive producer
Television film
2007
Traveler
Executive producer
Side Order of Life
Executive producer
Movies Rock
Executive producer
Television special
2007−09
Pushing Daisies
Executive producer
2011
83rd Academy Awards
Television special
2012
8
Executive producer
Television film
2017
When We Rise
Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
References
^
a
b
The Jewish Journal: "Bruce Cohen: A career full of ‘Silver Linings’" by Naomi Pfefferman February 19, 2013
^
"Bruce L. Cohen '83 B.A." Yale University. Archived from
the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014 .
^
"Bruce Cohen" . IMDb . Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ Staff, S. B. N. (September 30, 2019).
"THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE" . Silicon Beach News . Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^ House, Harlem Film (September 17, 2019).
"THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE" . Medium . Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^
"Harlem Film House Our Team" . Harlem Film House . December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^ Amos, Jim.
"Groundbreaking Hip Hop Film Festival Returns For Its 5th Season" . Forbes . Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^
"Hollywood stands behind same-sex marriage" . The Associated Press. October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2023 .
External links
Awards for Bruce Cohen
1951–1975 1976–2000
Robert Chartoff and
Irwin Winkler (1976)
Charles H. Joffe (1977)
Michael Cimino ,
Michael Deeley , John Peverall and
Barry Spikings (1978)
Stanley R. Jaffe (1979)
Ronald L. Schwary (1980)
David Puttnam (1981)
Richard Attenborough (1982)
James L. Brooks (1983)
Saul Zaentz (1984)
Sydney Pollack (1985)
Arnold Kopelson (1986)
Jeremy Thomas (1987)
Mark Johnson (1988)
Lili Fini Zanuck and
Richard D. Zanuck (1989)
Kevin Costner and
Jim Wilson (1990)
Ron Bozman ,
Edward Saxon and
Kenneth Utt (1991)
Clint Eastwood (1992)
Branko Lustig ,
Gerald R. Molen and
Steven Spielberg (1993)
Wendy Finerman ,
Steve Starkey and
Steve Tisch (1994)
Bruce Davey ,
Mel Gibson and
Alan Ladd Jr. (1995)
Saul Zaentz (1996)
James Cameron and
Jon Landau (1997)
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein and
Edward Zwick (1998)
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig and
Douglas Wick (2000)
2001–present
Brian Grazer and
Ron Howard (2001)
Martin Richards (2002)
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne and
Fran Walsh (2003)
Clint Eastwood ,
Tom Rosenberg and
Albert S. Ruddy (2004)
Paul Haggis and
Cathy Schulman (2005)
Graham King (2006)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and
Scott Rudin (2007)
Christian Colson (2008)
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney and
Grant Heslov (2012)
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
John Lesher and
James W. Skotchdopole (2014)
Blye Pagon Faust ,
Steve Golin ,
Nicole Rocklin and
Michael Sugar (2015)
Dede Gardner ,
Jeremy Kleiner and
Adele Romanski (2016)
J. Miles Dale and
Guillermo del Toro (2017)
Jim Burke , Brian Currie,
Peter Farrelly ,
Nick Vallelonga and
Charles B. Wessler (2018)
Bong Joon-ho and
Kwak Sin-ae (2019)
Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
Fabrice Gianfermi,
Philippe Rousselet , Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and
Jonathan Wang (2022)
Emma Thomas ,
Charles Roven , and
Christopher Nolan (2023)
1990s
Goodfellas –
Martin Scorsese ,
Robert Chartoff , and
Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments –
Alan Parker ,
Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End –
James Ivory and
Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List –
Steven Spielberg ,
Branko Lustig , and
Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral –
Mike Newell and
Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility –
Ang Lee and
Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient –
Anthony Minghella and
Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty –
Peter Cattaneo and
Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love –
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein , and
Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty –
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator –
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig , and
Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne ,
Tim Sanders , and
Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa,
Roman Polanski , and
Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne , and
Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator –
Sandy Climan ,
Charles Evans Jr. ,
Graham King , and
Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain –
Diana Ossana and
James Schamus (2005)
The Queen –
Andy Harries ,
Christine Langan , and
Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement –
Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner , and
Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire –
Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker –
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier , and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech –
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman , and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist –
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo –
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney , and
Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave –
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen , and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood –
Richard Linklater and
Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant –
Steve Golin ,
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
Arnon Milchan ,
Mary Parent , and
Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land –
Fred Berger ,
Jordan Horowitz , and
Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –
Graham Broadbent ,
Peter Czernin , and
Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma –
Nicolás Celis ,
Alfonso Cuarón , and
Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 –
Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall,
Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears , and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog –
Jane Campion ,
Iain Canning ,
Roger Frappier ,
Tanya Seghatchian , and
Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front –
Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer –
Christopher Nolan ,
Charles Roven , and
Emma Thomas (2023)